You asked for it, so here it is! The first of many episodes to come begins with the Wenatchee School Board candidates.
The first Stella’s Communi-Tea will be released in three parts. All three will be added to this page when release. Below are the sources for all three parts, as well as the PDFs of the School Board candidates who deigned to answer the questions posed by local parents.
Part One is Candidate Backgrounds: 15 min
Part Two is Candidate Q&A based on the questions sent to them below: 35 min
Part Three is Stella's Opinion and endorsement: 15 min
***One Candidate is pretending to be something they are not***
Sources:
Maria Iniguez
https://www.facebook.com/iniguezforkids
https://www.facebook.com/groups/476386550106539/permalink/490850865326774/
Tina Irvine
https://www.facebook.com/Tina-Irvine-for-Wenatchee-School-Board-position-2-103836268586056
https://www.facebook.com/groups/476386550106539/permalink/488683955543465/
Matt Van Bogart
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mvanbogart
https://www.facebook.com/vanbogart4wsd/
Dr. Michele Sandberg
https://www.wenatcheeschools.org/board/people/1633257/dr-michele-sandberg
https://www.sandberg4schools.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Michele-Sandberg-WSD-246-School-Board-Member-Position-4-124759168094714
https://www.facebook.com/groups/476386550106539/permalink/498053431273184/
Katherine Thomas
https://www.vitals.com/doctors/Dr_Dale_T_Peterson/reviews
https://www.pdc.wa.gov/browse/campaign-explorer/candidate?filer_id=THOMK–540&election_year=2021
https://www.kennethjonesmd.com/meet-the-team
Jennifer Brandt
https://www.facebook.com/Jennifer-Brandt-for-Wenatchee-School-Board-Position-4-101059185519263
https://brandtforschoolboard.weebly.com/about-me.html
https://www.pdc.wa.gov/browse/campaign-explorer/candidate?filer_id=BRANJ–801&election_year=2021
https://www.facebook.com/groups/476386550106539/permalink/491525795259281/
Joel Martin
https://www.facebook.com/JoelAMartinForWenatcheeSchoolBoard
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelamartin
https://www.facebook.com/groups/476386550106539/permalink/488682638876930/
Julie Norton
https://www.kpq.com/wenatchee-school-board-tables-full-time-in-person-return-for-secondary/
Miranda Skalisky
https://www.facebook.com/mirandaskaliskycampaign
https://www.mirandaskaliskycampaign.com/about
https://www.facebook.com/groups/476386550106539/permalink/489157528829441/
Arlette Lopez-Rodriguez
https://www.facebook.com/lopez4schoolboard/
https://www.lopez4schoolboard.com/about-7
https://www.facebook.com/groups/476386550106539/permalink/491528721925655/
School Board Policy
https://www.sbe.wa.gov/about-us/statutes-and-rules
Taxes
https://www.co.chelan.wa.us/files/assessor/archives-levy-books/2021.pdf
https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=28A.150.260
http://stand.org/washington/about/what-we-do/education-policy-advocacy/education-funding-101
https://kingcounty.gov/depts/assessor/2021Taxes.aspx
School Statistics:
https://washingtonstatereportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/ReportCard/ViewSchoolOrDistrict/100290
Wenatchee School District Stances on CRT, DEI, and CSHE:
Gender Unicorn:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6165713/